Ellen J. Dunne

EXPERIENCE
07/00-present	CAKE & MEDIA, San Francisco - Paris - New York Founder and Design Principal
	•	Providing graphic and web design, project management, and copywriting services.
	•	Web projects include: concept and technical specifications; organizing underlying content structure; designing effective graphical user interface with focus on usability; front-end programming; copywriting; overall technical/project/team management for initiatives ranging from small company profile sites to large e-commerce engines.
	•	Print projects include: magazine art direction; logo concept and design; business systems; marketing collateral; signage; packaging.
	•	Partial client list: Hachette Filipacchi Media, Fitzgerald Brunetti Productions, Coastal Goods, SFedit, Unite Here, Felton Willis, The Submarine Assemblage, Stella & Chewy's
01/05-present	PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN, New York NY Part-time Faculty
	•	Redesigned curriculum and format for the Interior Design Portfolio class, a semester-long studio class structured around directing students through the design and production of exceptional portfolio and self-promotional materials in preparation for their job search.
	•	Course covers graphic design and typography fundamentals, the art of presentation, and training in Adobe Creative Suite software.
07/95-06/00	TRAVELOCITY.COM, San Francisco CA (formerly Preview Travel) Executive Producer ~ Director of Product Design
	•	Responsible for interface design, information architecture, and art direction for the third largest online travel site (10 million registered users).
	•	Worked closely with Product Marketing and Technology groups to define product features and functionality and in the development, launch and maintenance of product releases.
	•	Collaborated with Media Sales and Business Development managers to ensure that the product's design accommodated and furthered key business goals.
	•	Managed design and production staff.
	•	Supervised the execution of Preview's branding across all online sites as well as in advertising, promotional and marketing materials.
03/95-07/95	PREVIEW MEDIA, San Francisco CA Assistant Producer
	•	Worked on post-production for 30-minute weekly travel program, selecting takes and assembling show.
	•	Initiated process whereby show graphics and text could be created on the Mac and imported into the digital editing system.
10/94-06/95	SUMERIA, San Francisco CA Associate Producer
	•	Assisted in the production of two reference titles for this CD-ROM publishing company.
	•	Responsibilities included: layout and production of screens; research and writing scripts for voiceovers; and logging and selecting the corresponding footage for Quicktime movies.
02/94-07/95	WELLS FARGO BANK, San Francisco CA Production Consultant
	•	Responsible for all aspects of graphic design and production for the Bank's Personnel Division.
	•	Coordinated and negotiated with service bureaus, printers, illustrators and other vendors on multiple projects to meet stringent deadlines.
	•	Oversaw the layout and production of a monthly bank-wide newsletter (circulation 35,000).
	•	Managed the production of three 200+ page handbooks (updated and redesigned annually).
10/92-02/94	WELLS FARGO BANK, San Francisco CA Copywriter and Assistant Graphic Designer
	•	Analyzed new product offerings and developed marketing and promotional materials for the Bank's Investment Management Group.
	•	Wrote copy and edited sales and marketing collateral.
	•	Assisted the Senior Graphic Designer on the design, layout and production of materials, including brochures, client presentations and direct mail pieces for the Bank's high-end investment products.
EDUCATION	DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham NC
	•	BA (cum laude) in Comparative Area Studies, minor in Women's Studies [ May 1992 ]
	•	Studied in 1991 at University of Botswana and University of Zimbabwe as part of Duke University Political Science Department's study abroad program.
TECHNICAL	Highly proficient on both PC and Macintosh platforms in key design applications, including: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash. Excellent knowledge of database-driven content and transaction sites, HTML, CSS. Basic knowledge of MySql and PHP.
NOTABLES	Fluent in French, written and oral.